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Oct 22, 2010

USA: International Scholarships at Drury University

Drury University would like to extend an invitation to your students wishing to study abroad in the USA, to learn about our merit-based scholarship opportunities. There are several types of scholarships available to international students:

_Dean's Scholarships_ : Students with a B average (3.0) or higher and with ONE of the following proficiency scores: IBT TOEFL 72 , IELTS 6.0, SAT 1650, or ACT 24 are encouraged to apply to Drury for automatic Dean's Scholarships.

Dean's scholarships will range from $2500 - $10000. There is no special application necessary to be considered for these scholarships. Scholarships are guaranteed for Fall 2011 if all admission requirements have been met by Jan 1, 2011.

_Trustee Scholarships_ : These are by invitation only and are available for the Fall 2011 semester. Students must submit a high school transcript of B+ (3.5) or higher and the SAT cumulative score of 1920 or higher. Scholarships range from full tuition up to a limited number of full rides. These are made on the final decision of the Scholarship Committee. Students are expected to take a telephone interview during the special Trustee scholarship weekend.

All scholarships are renewable for Drury's 4-year undergraduate degrees (or 5 years for Accounting degrees) (and 4 years of the 5-year Master of Architecture degree) with a 3.0 or B cumulative grade point average each year.

*Announcement regarding International Baccalaureate Scholarship: *

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Deadline: July 15, 2011

This honor is awarded to students who have completed the requirements and have or will receive an international baccalaureate diploma. Students must submit proof of completion of the IB diploma requirements from their counselor or transcript, and a copy of their diploma once they receive it. This award is a stackable award of $3000. Drury will stack this with a student's Academic Dean Scholarship.

College Credit for the completion of the IB Diploma with a score of:

28: at least 30 credit hours
27: at least 25 credit hours
26: at least 20 credit hours
25: at least 15 credit hours
24: at least 10 credit hours

Credit will initially be awarded as elective credit, with specific course equivalents designated in consultation with department chairs and university registrar. In most cases, a mark of 4 (HL) or 5 (SL) on a subject area test will warrant credit for specific equivalencies.

For those not completing the Diploma program, credit may still be awarded for satisfactory scores on individual subject tests.

*Announcement regarding Drury University Grants*:

*Activity Awards*
Deadlines vary by award

Students must apply and be admitted to Drury University to qualify for any Activity Award.

*Art Award (majors only)*
. Submit portfolio with your application. For more information, see www.drury.edu/art.

*Athletic Award*
. Scholarships vary by athletic program. These include baseball, basketball, soccer, volley ball, golf, swim, and track and cross country. There are a sizeable number of international students who enjoy these excellent scholarships. For more information, see www.drurypanthers.com

*Deb*ate Award**
. Must apply and audition for awards on designated dates. For more information, see www.drury.edu/debate.

*Music Award *
. Must audition for awards on a designated date.
. Audition dates are either late fall or early spring semester. For more information, see http://music.drury.edu

*Theatre Award*
. Must audition for awards on a designated date.
. Audition dates are either late fall or early spring semester. For more information, see
www.drury.edu/theatre

If you have any questions about these scholarships or grants, please contact me directly at jhockens@drury. edu . I will be happy to answer your questions. If you or your students would
like a packet of information mailed directly to you/them, please send an email request with the name and mailing address.

Online application for international students: http://www.drury.edu/admission/interapp. cfm

Sincerely,

Julie Hockensmith, M.Ed.

Director of International Admission

Drury University

900 North Benton

Springfield, Missouri, 65802, USA

Phone: 1 417 873-7506

Fax: 1 417 866-3873

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Oct 21, 2010

PhD Studentship, Department of Earth Science and Engineering, Imperial College London, UK

PhD Studentship
Experimental Investigation of Fluid Flow and Mass Transport in Heap Leaching
Imperial College London – Department of Earth Science and Engineering

A Rio Tinto studentship is being offered to an excellent student in Chemical Engineering, Minerals Processing or related disciplines. The studentship will cover all student fees, and also offers a tax-free stipend of approximately £15,590 per annum for the period 2010/2011. Applications will be considered from both local and overseas students.

Heap leaching is a process for extracting metals from ores. It is rapidly increasing in its usage due to lower operating and capital costs compared to more conventional extraction methods. Understanding the fluid flow and mass transport processes occurring within the heap is essential to improving its design and operation.

This project will be predominantly experimental and will involve the use of a variety of techniques to investigate fluid flow within heaps at both the laboratory and pilot scale. The candidate should have a good understanding of fluid dynamics and desirably some knowledge or experience of minerals processing.

For more information or to apply, please contact Dr Stephen Neethling (s.neethling@ imperial. ac.uk ). Details of the criteria required by Imperial College can be found at:
www.imperial.ac.uk/pgprospectus/studyzone/registrationforhigherdegrees

Application forms and instructions can be obtained from our website: (http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/earthscienceandengineering/courses/phdopportunities/phdapplicationprocedure) or from Ms Samantha Delamaine (e-mail: sam.delamaine@ imperial. ac.uk or Tel: +44 (0) 207 594 7339).

Applicants will be processed when received with the expectation that the post will be filled by September 2010 and no later than December 2010

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PhD Scholarships in Engineering, Univ. of Casino, Italy

A public selection based on exams is held at the University of Cassino for the admission to the PhD courses activated for the Academic Year 2010/2011 – XXVI cycle – by the School of Doctorate in Engineering (see Annex "A" of the present notice).

Deadline: 2 November 2010

Call:
http://www.unicas.it/ATENEO/Bandi-e-Concorsi/Dottorato-di-Ricerca/XXVI-ciclo-a.a.-2010-2011/BANDO-DI-CONCORSO

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Oct 20, 2010

USA: Microsoft Scholarships for Computer Science and Related Fields

A Microsoft scholarship provides a leg up for undergraduate students in computer science and related technical disciplines. Microsoft is offering four different types of technical scholarships for the 2011-2012 academic year to current undergraduate students:

* General Scholarships
* Women's Scholarships
* Minority Scholarships
* Scholarships for Students with Disabilities

Final candidates are selected based on the following criteria:

* Eligibility
* Quality of application
* Displayed interest in the software industry
* Commitment to leadership
* Financial need

To be eligible, you must be enrolled full time in a Bachelor's degree program at a 4-year college or university in the United States, Canada, or Mexico at the time you submit the application. Plus, we'll need to see that you're making satisfactory progress toward an undergraduate degree in computer science, computer engineering, or a related technical
discipline such as electrical engineering, math, or physics--and that you demonstrate an interest in computer science. Because the scholarship is merit based, you must maintain a 3.0 cumulative grade point average out of a possible 4.0, or a 4.0 cumulative grade point average out of a possible 5.0.

For more information and application materials:
https://careers.microsoft.com/careers/en/us/collegescholarship.aspx

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USA: AAUW International Fellowship for Women

AAUW International Fellowships are awarded for full-time study or research to women who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Both graduate and postgraduate study at accredited institutions are supported. Several fellowships are available for study outside of the U.S.

Fellowships support one year of study in the United States at the Master's, PhD or Post-doctoral level.

Grant Details:

* Master's/Profession al Fellowship: $18,000
* Doctorate Fellowship: $20,000
* Postdoctoral Fellowship: $30,000

Field of Study: Unrestricted

Application deadline: *Dec. 1, 2010*
Fellowship year: July 1, 2011-June 30, 2012

For more information and application materials:
www.aauw.org/learn/fellowships_grants/international.cfm
AAUW
Dept. 60
301 ACT Drive
Iowa City, IA 52243-4030

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USA: SCAD Challenge Scholarship Competition

Are you ready for the challenge? The Savannah College of Art & Design (SCAD) is offering high school students an international stage to exhibit their work - the SCAD Challenge series seeks the next generation of talented artists and designers. High school seniors and juniors compete to showcase their work at signature SCAD events, and may become eligible for scholarships to SCAD, the most comprehensive art and design university in the world.

For submission guidelines and information on contest exhibition and awards, visit www.scad.edu/scadchallenge.

SCAD is on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/scadadmission?v=3Dwall

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USA: Siena Heights University Scholarships for International Students

Siena Heights University, a small Catholic liberal arts institution in Adrian, Michigan, is pleased to announce its need-based scholarship program for international students. SHU currently hosts over 80 international students from 40 different countries. SHU has a total student population of 3,000 in its undergraduate, graduate, and degree-completion programs. Most international students that request need-based aid are awarded assistance. Aid averages over half the cost of SHU's tuition.

SHU has a low student to teacher ratio with many classes being no more than 15-20 students. The mission of Siena Heights University is to assist people to become more competent, purposeful, and ethical through a teaching and learning environment which respects the dignity of all.
Students from all faiths and backgrounds are welcome at the University. Students, staff and faculty know each other. With a small student population, it is not uncommon for deep bonds and long lasting friendships to be formed among faculty, staff and students. Located in Adrian, Michigan, SHU's tuition and cost of living are reasonable compared to many of its competitors.

For additional information: www.sienaheights.edu
Siena Heights on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DGYJut90cWiY

Dr. Jennifer Hanson
Director of International Studies
Siena Heights University
Tel: +1-517-264-7001
Email: jhanson@sienaheights.edu

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USA: EducationUSA Scholarship at the University of Evansville

*EducationUSA Scholarship at the University of Evansville*

The University of Evansville (Indiana) is again offering its competitive scholarship for students coming through EducationUSA Advising Centers. Advisers may nominate students (one per center) for the $15,000 per academic year scholarship. To receive the scholarship, students must be academically eligible for admission to the University and have the EducationUSA adviser's nomination. Students may begin either in August or January.

Conditional acceptances are available for students who do not yet have the necessary English proficiency; they may begin in our Intensive English Center and transition into undergraduate studies when ready. This scholarship is renewable each year for 4 years.

Among Midwest colleges and universities, the University of Evansville ranks #3 as a Great School at a Great Price and #10 overall from the U.S. News and World Report's latest "Best Colleges" issue. This year University of Evansville was also cited among universities with an
outstanding program in study abroad. The School of Business boasts AACSB International accreditation and the College of Engineering and Computer Science, ABET accreditation.

For more information: www.evansville.edu/intadmission
Rebecca Poelhuis
Coordinator of International Admission www.facebook.com/ue.intadmission
University of Evansville
Email: rp50@evansville.edu

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Oct 19, 2010

CfA: International Conference, 20 Years After: Rethinking Democracy

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

Twenty Years After: Rethinking Democracy and State in Albania

Tirana, Oct 22nd-23rd 2010
ORGANIZED BY

The Albanian Institute for International Studies (AIIS),
The Albanian Media Institute (AMI),
The Southeast EuropeAssociation (SOG),
The Department for South-East-European History of the Universityof Graz,
The Friedrich-Ebert- Foundation (FES)

Twenty years on from the fall of the Berlin Wall and the wave of change in the Eastern Block, Albanialooks remarkably different. Twenty years after, the giant state produced by communism, a state that not only failed to provide basic political and public goods for citizens, but was a threat to freedom, property, life and future of Albanians, has gone forever. Also a very extreme centralized economy and an indoctrinated society has gone together with the harsh communist rule. What are then today in Albaniathe state, the economy and society? And what is the interplay among them?

The first and immediate answer is that twenty years after the fall of the communist regime, the state, the economy and society are in transition. Frequently used to describe the first years of democratization, however, the term â€œtransitionâ€� is by now reductionist, if not irrelevant in exploring the present, and useless in shedding light on the aspired future.

Can weak institutions, eroding legitimacy of political institutions, distrust of political parties, corruption and sustained political tensions be considered temporary distortions of the transition towards democracy or consolidating features of the system and Albanian political landscape?

Even though Albaniais now a NATO member and under evaluation for candidate status in the EU integration process, conflict and contestation continue over the fundamental institution of democracy â€“ free and fair elections.

Twenty years ago, two great challenges lay ahead of Albaniaâ€™s economic transformation:
1) moving from an entirely centralized system to a market economy, and 2) accommodating globalization as the foretold international trend immediately after the end of the Cold War. From the shock therapy strategy pursued at the beginning of the nineties to the neoliberal ideas of the small state, the often controversial and chaotic economic transformation of Albaniahas had and continues to have tremendous impact on social mobility within the country and abroad, on polarization and the unequal development of regions etc.

Twenty years after, Albania social fabric has changed .However, the presence of a dynamic civil society as an ultimate outcome of societal modernization is yet to materialize. Civil society organizations have indisputably contributed to societal modernization, but they have not been immune to politicization, loss of independence and therefore, loss of their raison dâ€™Ãªtre - to serve as government watchdogs and enable democratic, societal control of state.

The problematic and often controversial transition of Albanian politics, economy and society has been mirrored by the transition of the media to todayâ€™s rather chaotic and dysfunctional critical stage. Likewise, the opposite is true: malfunctioning within the media has mirrored itself negatively in the democratic development of the country. Twenty years after, the Albanian media as be best described as finding itself in a position where there is freedom of press, but
not free press.

The international community has played an important role in Albaniaâ€™s democratic processes and transformations. The role and participation of the international community in the fabric of democracy in Albaniahas evolved with time. For a relatively long time, Albaniawas undoubtedly a negotiated democracy, dominated by external actors, slowly heading towards an exit strategy. Despite appearances, Albaniais far from that point and still cultivates a culture of
dependency. The higher trust towards international actors evidenced in the Albanian public indicates the serious democracy and legitimacy crisis of governing institutions. Two decades on the role of outsiders in Albaniais clearly related to state functionality and democracy.

The Conference will be honored with the presence and contribution of the following scholars and analysts:

Nicholas Cristopher Pano, Elez Biberaj, Sabri Godo ,Clarissa de Waal, Fatos Lubonja, Franz Lothar-Altmann, Bernd Fischer, Michael WeichertAlbert Rakipi, Stephanie Schwandner-Sievers, Ivan Vejvoda, Remzi Lani, Paolo Quercia, Michael (Misha) Glenny, Karl Kaser, Piro Misha, Alexandros Mallies, Miranda Vickers, James Pettifer, Janusz Bugajski, Michael Schmidt-Neke, Robert Pichler, Saso Ordanoski, Johanna Deimel, Hannsjoerg Brey, Judith Hoffman, Daniel Korski, Veton Surroi, Judith Batt, Gabriel Partos, Fabrizio Luciolli, Sonja Licht, Petras Blaess Rafaljovski, Sozi Ozel, Gerald Knaus.

Attendance by invitation only:

Conference Secretariat
Ms. Rezarta Ajazaj, PhD
E-mail: rajazaj@aiis- albania.org

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CfA: Rule of Law Program South East Europe 2011

The Rule of Law Program South East Europe of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, in cooperation with Dan Stoica, vicepresident of SoJust, announces the opening of the second edition of the leadership project for young Romanian lawyers - Leaders for Justice.

The application is open to Romanian law students (in their last year of university studies), postgraduate and PhD students, as well as young legal professionals, in the first three years of their career.

We will select 20 young lawyers showing the potential to become leaders in the field of justice.

Throughout the six training sessions and seminars that will be taking place in the first half of 2011, the future leaders will benefit from the experience of the best professionals specialized in Law, Leadership or Management. The participants' abilities of putting into practice the knowledge and the abilities thus gained will be tested by means of individual and group projects.

Deadline for sending the applications: October 31st, 2010.

More details on the program, terms and conditions can be found at
www.kas.de/leadership.

Corina Rebegea

Project Coordinator
Rule of Law Program South East Europe
Konrad-Adenauer- Stiftung
50 Plantelor Street, RO - 023975
Bucharest, Romania
T: +40-21-323 31 26
F: +40-21-326 04 07
M: +40-727 027 523
Please visit our website at: www.kas.de/rspsoe

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Master and PhD Scholarships at KIST, Korea

Master & PhD Scholarship, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)

The scholarship awardees will be provided with a monthly stipend 900,000 Korean won(around US $800) for Master, and 1,200,000 Korean won (around US $1,100) for Ph.D. programs throughout their study. No tuition or registration fees are charged. All applicants need to submit below documents including online application form.

•Completed Application Form plus Photo (image file)
•Statement of Purpose
•Housing Application (if applicable). Upload file through the on-line application system
•Resume (Curriculum Vitae)
By postal mailing

•SEALED Recommendation Letters (two)

•Undergraduate & Graduate Degree Diplomas (Official registrar from your institution needs to confirm that copy of diploma is identical with the origin.)

•SEALED Official Undergraduate & Graduate Transcripts (1 copy each), Including Grade-Point Average (GPA). Please submit a transcript after seal an envelope.

•Score report for English Test (TOEFL or IELTS or TOEIC or TEPS). Please submit the original certificate or make an overture to us about relevant website with login details to verify it.
•Two Photos (Passport Size)

All applicants should keep in mind the admission timetable in IRDA as follows. Applications for the IRDA program will be accepted twice annually. Admission periods are for both the Fall and Spring semesters. The current deadlines are as follows:
- for Fall Semester: by April 15
- for Spring Semester: by October 15

Applicants are strongly recommended to submit their application package before the application deadline. The admission approval notification is made no later than 30 days before the beginning of the semester.

Website : http://irda.kist.re.kr/

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2010 Asia-Pacific Human Development Academic Fellowships Theme: Climate Change, Food Security and Sustainable Livelihoods

The aim of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Academic Fellowships for Asia and the Pacific is to analyse issues from the human development perspective, with a focus on fostering creative thinking and innovative research on the subject among young people. The research must focus on a well-defined aspect of human development, could be theoretical, applied, policy-oriented or a combination and must amount to a substantive contribution to human development
thinking relevant for the region.

The Fellowship is intended for young Ph.D. students who are at an advanced dissertation stage working on a topic related to human development – theoretical, applied or policy oriented.

See brochure here:
http://asia-pacific.undp.org/practices/HDRU/documents/UNDPAcademic2010.pdf

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Double Degree masters prog. Urban Water Engineering and Management

Dear colleagues,

We are pleased to inform you that Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) in Thailand and UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education in the Netherlands have been jointly offering a Double Degree masters programme on Urban Water Engineering and Management (UWEM) since 2009. The programme gives an excellent opportunity to gain knowledge and experience from both the Asia and Europe environment. Please see the attached programme brochure and visit the link below for more information:

www.unesco-ihe.org/uwem

http://www.ait.asia/double-degree-uwem

If you or your staff, colleagues or friends are interested in the Urban Water Engineering and Management (UWEM) double degree programme, please follow the procedure given below.

Application Procedure

For admission to the UWEM programme you can apply to either UNESCO-IHE or AIT.

For UNESCO-IHE: please complete the application form for MSc programmes, which can be downloaded from UNESCO-IHE's website: www.unesco-ihe.org/apply. Please mention clearly that you are applying for the Urban Water Engineering and Management programme, and send the application form and other required documents by air-mail. If you are late, consider sending your application by express mail (DHL, TNT).

For AIT, Bangkok: you can download the application form from the website of AIT: http://www.ait.ac.th/admissions/application.html and submit the completed form with required documents. Alternatively, you can also submit your application online from the same web site. Please mention clearly that you are applying for the double degree programme on Urban Water Engineering and Management (UWEM).

Academic Funding

A. Application for Admissions with Available Funding

For those prospective students who have prospective funding from their employers, donors, self, or other sources, the application procedure above should be followed and applications are accepted until 31 May 2011. If the admission offer is required by you for seeking financial support from external sources, please apply for admission as soon as possible.

B. Application for Admissions with Application for the Netherlands Fellowship Programme (NFP)

The Netherlands Fellowship Programme (NFP) is intended to deepen and broaden the knowledge and professional skills of mid-career professionals to enable them to make a better contribution to the development of their organizations and their countries.

To be eligible for this fellowship, candidates should be able to submit proof of admission to the academic programme for which they are applying.

In addition, candidates should be working in a developing country (for the list of NFP countries visit www.nuffic.nl/nfp) in a development- related position, and be nominated by their employer, who pledges to continue payment of their salary and hold their job for them while they are studying in Thailand and the Netherlands.

For the programme that starts in August 2011 at AIT (Thailand), the application procedure for an NFP fellowship is as follows:

If you wish to apply for an NFP scholarship please keep in mind that there are two deadlines:

(1) An academic application deadline which is 24 January 2011;
(2) An NFP fellowship application deadline, which is 1 February 2011: You have to apply online by completing the application form via the website of the Nuffic: www.nuffic.nl/ nfp .

UNESCO-IHE receives a message that you have applied for an NFP scholarship and will inform Nuffic whether or not you have been academically accepted. However, in order to do so, UNESCO-IHE needs to be in possession of your application for academic admission, therefore send your application form well in advance. Application for the NFP fellowship is possible in the period 1 November 2010 - 1 February 2011.

You can apply for academic admission and the NFP fellowship at the same time.

For the procedure thereafter, consult the Nuffic website at www.nuffic.nl/nfp

Additional Information

For additional details regarding this new programme and if you have any further questions, please contact Prof. C. Visvanathan (visu@ait.asia) or Dr. Mukand S. Babel (msbabel@ait. asia) of Asian Institute of Technology.

Please contact Mr. Benjamin Gargabite (benj@ait.asia) or Ms. Ineke Melis (i.melis@unesco- ihe.org) for more information on application procedure and fellowships.

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IST-EPFL Joint Doctoral Initiative

Call for PhD Student Applications
Distributed and Cognitive Robotics Focus Area

The
Instituto Superior Técnico (IST) and the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) offer a Joint Doctoral Initiative in 7 cutting edge research domains.:

Biological and Medical Imaging
Distributed and Cognitive Robotics
Computational and Stochastic Mathematics
Antennas and EM devices for Wireless Applications
Environmental Hydraulics
Plasma Physics
Architecture

The focus area of Distributed and Cognitive Robotics is highly interdisciplinary and involves two main research lines: (i) distributed networked robots and (ii) cognitive personal assistant robots and devices capable of interacting with humans and understanding human actions.

* Distributed, networked robots - Recent advances in robotics, computer vision, artificial intelligence, statistical signal processing and control theory, as well as the advent of miniaturized sensors and actuators, powerful embedded processors, and wireless communication systems, have afforded engineers with the methodologies and technologies to design and build networks of autonomous robots and systems. The applications include monitoring and operations in hazardous or remote environments (ocean, space, contaminated areas, areas destroyed by natural disasters, etc), in industrial or civil engineering structures (pipeline monitoring and surveillance, bridges, dams), and in services (buildings, public areas, traffic monitoring and
surveillance).

* Cognitive personal assistant robots - The massive deployment of sensors and robotic devices (e.g. smart appliances, robotic assistants) in offices, homes and urban environments, as opposed to factories, places the interaction with humans and the interpretation of human activity in a central role (e.g. ambient intelligence, health-care, surveillance) . This challenge opens a
new landscape of research directions in learning, human action recognition and cognition in a multidisciplinary approach involving (e.g. humanoid) robotic systems, as well as neuroscience and psychology. The research domains in this Focus Area include Human activity recognition from sensor data (e.g. video), context aware systems that can learn from observation and Learning by imitation in humanoid robotic assistants with biological inspiration.

Admitted students will share their time between Lisbon and Lausanne and will be supervised by leading experts from both institutions.

GRANTS AVAILABLE FOR OUTSTANDING CANDIDATES WORLDWIDE
Application dates (3rd call): October 4th to November 15th 2010

More information and details:
www.ist.utl.pt/IST‐EPFL
E-mail: ist‐epfl@ist.utl.pt

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CfA: Community Solutions Program (focus on Transparency, Conflict, E

Fellowship Opportunity - Community Solutions Program (focus on Transparency, Conflict, Environment and Gender)

Program Overview: The Community Solutions Program is a professional development program for the best and brightest global community leaders working in Transparency & Accountability; Tolerance/Conflict Resolution; Environmental Issues; and, Women's Issues. Selected candidates will participate in:

· A Four-month U.S. Fellowship: Fellows are placed in U.S. community-based, non-profit or other organizations, government offices or legislative bodies where they work with community leaders.

· Community Leadership Institute (CLI): Fellows will spend more than 500 hours developing practical leadership skills in Goal Setting, Monitoring & Evaluation, Organizational Team Building, Networking & Partnering, and Communications & Advocacy.

· Follow-on Projects: Fellows, in partnership with their U.S. hosts, will develop follow-on projects to be completed after fellows return to their home countries.

Sixty-six eligible individuals will be selected to participate in the Community Solutions Program. Financial provisions of the program include: J-1 visa support; round-trip travel from fellow's home city to the U.S.; accident and sickness insurance; and a stipend to cover housing,
meals and incidentals.

Eligibility Requirements: Competition for the program is merit-based and open to community leaders, ages 25-38 at the time of application, who meet the following criteria:

· Is from a participating country (U.S. citizens, permanent residents of the U.S., and individuals who have applied for U.S. permanent residency in the past three years are not eligible for this program.);

· Is currently living and working in his/her home country (Individuals participating in academic, training or research programs in the United States at the time of application and individuals residing or working outside their home countries at the time of application are not
eligible for this program);

· Is currently working on a community engagement initiative in his/her home country; and, has at least 2 years of professional experience in this capacity at the time of application;

· Is able to begin the program in the United States in 2011, and is committed to returning to his/her home country after completion of the program;

· Is able to receive a U.S. J-1 visa (Individuals who have participated in an exchange visitor program sponsored or funded by the U.S. Government who have not fulfilled their two-year home residency requirement by the time of application are not eligible for this program); and,

· Is proficient in spoken and written English at the time of application.

Preference will be given to individuals with four (4) months or more academic exchange or professional training experience in the United States. Employees of the U.S. Embassy are not eligible.

http://www.internationalpeaceandconflict.org/forum/topics/fellowship-opportunity

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Oct 18, 2010

USA: New Master of Design Studies in Sustainable Design and Historic

*NEW MASTER OF DESIGN STUDIES (MDS) DEGREES IN SUSTAINABLE DESIGN AND IN HISTORIC PRESERVATION AT THE BOSTON ARCHITECTURAL COLLEGE*

The Boston Architectural College www.the-bac. edu/ (BAC) is a dynamic institution on the leading edge of design education. The BAC now offers low-residency Master of Design Studies (MDS) degrees in Sustainable Design and in Historic Preservation. Combining online study and
week-long intensive learning events at the BAC's Boston campus, the program allows enrollment from wherever students live and work. The concentration in sustainable design is grounded in the BAC's leadership in online graduate education in sustainable design with over 30 specialized courses taught by international experts. Using Boston's rich historic built environment as a laboratory, the MDS in Historic Preservation addresses the technical and cultural issues confronting today's preservationists.

The classes in Sustainable Design are endorsed by the USGBC, the American Institute of Architects, and the Royal Institute of British Architects. The BAC is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.

For more information about global and online education at the BAC visit
www.the-bac.edu/online and www.the-bac/international.

Email: admissions@the-bac.edu

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USA: Mellon Fellowship for Dissertation Research in Original Sources

*MELLON FELLOWSHIPS FOR DISSERTATION RESEARCH IN ORIGINAL SOURCES - IN THE HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES*

The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) is pleased to offer fellowships generously funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for dissertation research in the humanities in original sources. The purposes of this fellowship program are to:
* help junior scholars in the humanities and related social-science fields gain skill and creativity in developing knowledge from original sources
* enable dissertation writers to do research wherever relevant sources may be, rather than just where financial support is available
* encourage more extensive and innovative uses of original sources in libraries, archives, museums, historical societies, and related repositories in the U.S. and abroad, and
* provide insight from the viewpoint of doctoral candidates into how scholarly resources can be developed for access most helpfully in the future.

The program offers about fifteen competitively awarded fellowships a year. Each provides a stipend of $2,000 per month for periods ranging from 9-12 months. Each fellow will receive an additional $1,000 upon participating in a symposium on research in original sources and submitting a report acceptable to CLIR on the research experience. Thus the maximum award will be $25,000.

Original source material means primary sources such as the following:
* records, documents, manuscripts, and other written material
* photographs, films, sound recordings, oral histories, and other audiovisual material
* maps, blueprints, drawings, and other graphic material
* library special collections, including books used as primary, not secondary, sources
* original artwork, artifacts, and museum objects
* born-digital sources such as websites, wikis, and blogs

Who is eligible to apply?
To be eligible, an applicant will--
* be enrolled in a doctoral program in a graduate school in the United States (master's thesis research is not eligible)
* complete all doctoral requirements except the dissertation and be ready to start research for it as early as June 1 and no later than September 1, 2011, with approval of the dissertation proposal no later than April 1, 2011
* plan to do dissertation research primarily in original source material in the holdings of archives, libraries, historical societies, museums, related repositories, or a combination
* write the dissertation and receive the Ph.D. degree in a field of the humanities or in a related element of the social sciences (candidates for the Ed.D, J.D., or D.D. degrees are not eligible).

An applicant may be of any nationality but must be enrolled in a U.S. graduate school and be studying here, not on a campus abroad even if operated by a U.S. institution. Proposed research may be conducted at a single or multiple sites abroad, in the U.S., or both. Any relevant
repository may be used, including government archives and private collections accessible to the applicant. Preference is given to applicants who will be studying away from their home institution.

Those who are conducting original source research using online sources in novel or innovative ways are eligible to apply for this fellowship.

For more information on applying, please visit: www.clir.org/fellowships/mellon/mellon.html

Contact: mellon@clir. org

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USA: Visiting Fellowship: Sacked Ecology: Landscape Transformations

*2011-2012 WILLIAM S. VAUGHN VISITING FELLOWSHIP
"SACRED ECOLOGY: LANDSCAPE TRANSFORMATIONS FOR RITUAL PRACTICE"*

The Warren Center will host a year-long interdisciplinary faculty seminar to explore the manifold experiences of complex ritual sites around the world and across all periods of human history. Sacred ecology refers to the human experience of divinity in relation to the
natural environment, real or represented. Landscape is construed for our purposes not simply as natural scenery, but as a cultural complex in which the natural world and human practice, conceptual and material, are dynamically linked and constantly interacting. An investigation of
landscape may focus on pastoral or picturesque scenes, earthly elements and celestial movements, or constructed places and objects, such as a temple, altar, or stage. We are also interested in exploring the temporal rhythms of human-landscape relations, whether regular or periodic, as well as the way in which transformations of space through activities enacted at sacred sties are received and replicated to encode other sacred spaces.

The seminar's investigations of setting, nature, and monuments will offer a chance to revisit sacred places and to see them in a new light. Our intentionally broad definition leaves room for participants to introduce new topics to the table, such as (but not limited to): the practicalities of survey and excavation and the mapping of ritual; the natural landscape and its representation in words and images; geomorphology and its influence on planning and architectural design; the modification and improvement of natural features to accommodate human ritual; poetry and performance, whether on-site or remote venues; or the visualization of landscape as a means of facilitating ecstatic experience.

We invite applications from scholars in all disciplines whose lively presence will help to focus our work and stimulate discussions. We anticipate that the successful applicant will have completed the terminal degree in her/his field at the time of application and will have a record of scholarly publication. The seminar meets weekly and will allow the visiting fellow ample time to pursue a major research project. The combined interests of the visiting fellow and the
Vanderbilt faculty fellows will determine the form and content of seminar discussions.

The visiting fellow is provided with a spacious office within the Center's own building. The fellowship pays a stipend of up to $45,000 and provides $2,000 in moving expenses.

Application materials available here:
http://www.vanderbilt.edu/rpw_center/VF_info.htm

For more detailed information please contact:
Mona Frederick, Executive Director
Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities
VU Station B #351534, Nashville, TN 37235-1534

For further information, please visit:
www.vanderbilt.edu/rpw_center/VF_Fellowship_2011_2012.html

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USA: Princeton University Library Research Grant

*LIBRARY RESEARCH GRANTS AVAILABLE FROM THE FRIENDS OF THE PRINCETON UNIVERSITY LIBRARY - UP TO $3,500 USD
*
Application deadline:* January 15, 2011*

Each year, the Friends of the Princeton University Library offer short-term Library Research Grants to promote scholarly use of the research collections. The Program in Hellenic Studies with the support of the Stanley J. Seeger Fund also supports a limited number of library
fellowships in Hellenic studies, and the Cotsen Children's Library supports research in its collection on aspects of children's books. The Maxwell Fund supports research on materials dealing with Portuguese-speaking cultures. In addition, awards will be made from the Sid Lapidus '59 Research Fund for Studies of the Age of Revolution and the Enlightenment in the Atlantic World. This award covers work using materials pertinent to this topic donated by Mr. Lapidus as well as other also relevant materials in the collections.

These Library Research Grants, which have a value of up to $3,500 each, are meant to help defray expenses incurred in traveling to and residing in Princeton during the tenure of the grant. The length of the grant will depend on the applicant's research proposal, but is ordinarily up
to one month. Library Research Grants awarded in this academic year are tenable from May 2011 to April 2012, and the deadline for applications is 15 January 2011.

Applicants are asked to complete an online application form and submit a single Word or PDF file (preferred) containing a budget form, a curriculum vitae or résumé, and a research proposal not exceeding one thousand words in length. Applicants must also arrange for two confidential letters of recommendation to be sent directly to the Library Research Grants Committee.

A committee consisting of members of the faculty, the library staff, and the Friends will award the grants on the basis of the relevance of the proposal to unique holdings of the library, the merits and significance of the project, and the applicant's scholarly qualifications. Awards
will be made by April 7th, 2011.

For more information, please visit:
www.princeton.edu/rbsc/fellowships/f_ships.html

Email: pulgrant@princeton.edu

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USA: Middlebury Fellowship in Environmental Journalism

*MIDDLEBURY FELLOWSHIPS IN ENVIRONMENTAL JOURNALISM*

Application deadline:* May 15, 2011*

The Middlebury Fellowships in Environmental Journalism each year take 10 journalists near the start of their careers and help them work through an ambitious reporting project in print, web-based, or radio journalism, from the beginning through publication or broadcast. Fellows meet
together twice during the year, once in the fall on the Middlebury campus in Vermont, and once in the spring at the Monterey Institute of International Studies in California.

At these meetings professional journalists help participants plan their reporting and shape their stories. Graduate fellows each receive $10,000 to help with reporting and living expenses during the fellowship year--enough, we hope, to let the reporting project be one significant
focus of their year's work. We interpret the environment broadly--reporting projects dealing with economics, culture, global issues, and the like are fine, as long as they center in some way on the human relationship with the physical world.

*Application Requirements*
Interested applicants should write a two- or three-page letter pitching their idea, just as they would to an editor at a magazine or a broadcast program. The letter should demonstrate enough preliminary research to make clear there's really a story, and that it will be possible for the
applicant to successfully report it. The letter should also include a proposed plan of research for the fellowship year. Web and video applications should demonstrate the same focus on reported stories emphasizing context and history as long-fact written pieces.

Applicants should enclose three writing or broadcast samples, preferably of professionally published work, as well as recommendations from two people who have worked with the applicant as an editor or teacher, and a resume with contact information. Resumes, pitches and letters should be written or copied on plain recycled copier or printer weight paper, double-sided if possible, and held together using paper clips rather than staples. Recommendations should be enclosed with the application unless arrangements are made ahead of time, but need not be sealed.

Journalists from outside the United States are encouraged to apply if they can demonstrate proficiency in written English.

For further information, please visit:
www.middlebury.edu/sustainability/fech/fellowships

All questions should be sent to fiej@middlebury.edu.

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Oct 17, 2010

International Conference on Hate Studies

The deadline for the call for papers for the conference is quickly approaching. It is October 25, 2010. The conference is being held in the United States in Spokane, Washington.

The second International Conference on Hate Studies builds upon the successful 2004 initial conference. This conference will convene leading academics from multiple disciplines from around the world, law enforcement personnel, journalists, educators, representatives from governmental and non-governmental organizations, human rights experts, community organizers, activists, and others to discuss hatred from multiple perspectives. The lessons learned and plans which emerge will help educators, researchers, law enforcement, advocates, and others better analyze and combat hatred in its various manifestations.

Our theme this year is Interdisciplinary Approaches to Understanding the Nature of Hate, Crafting Models for Combating Hatred, and Implications for Practice. We are looking to explore this theme through the four main areas of education, research, practice, and advocacy. Papers from different theoretical or disciplinary lenses are invited such as those from history, communications, psychology, social psychology, evolutionary psychology, anthropology, sociology, criminal justice, law, biology, business, economics, theology, religious studies, political science, literature, philosophy, education, and more.

For more information about the conference or to download the call for papers, please visit http://guweb2.gonzaga.edu/againsthate/Conference2011.htm

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CfA: MPP-Programme at the Hertie School of Governance

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS:

MASTER OF PUBLIC POLICY (MPP)
AT THE HERTIE SCHOOL OF GOVERNANCE IN BERLIN

APPLY NOW FOR THE FALL SEMESTER 2011

The Hertie School of Governance in Berlin is one of the leading public policy institutes in Europe and offers a two-year programme which is taught in English and results in the academic degree Master of Public Policy (MPP).

At a time when the international system is undergoing profound changes, the objective of the Hertie School of Governance is to enable gifted and intellectually- curious graduates to face these challenges head on. The goal is to give students the necessary tools for decision-making positions within the public, private, and civil society sector.

Reasons to join the MPP programme at the Hertie School of Governance are:

-an international faculty committed to matching academic excellence with practical experience

-a promising career path: high-quality internships at the national and international level and â€“ for selected students â€“ the opportunity to spend a professional year at a prestigious institution as part of their studies to gain valuable pratical experience.

-a multidisciplinary approach of social sciences, economics, and legal studies with a practical problem-solving orientation.

-dual degree programmes giving students the opportunity to obtain two degrees: Our partners within the dual degree programme are the London School of Economics and Political Science (UK), SciencesPo (Paris / France, and SIPA at Columbia University (New York / USA).

-an international network of high-level academic partnerships:
international exchange programmes with high-profile public policy schools, including the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University (New York / USA), GPPI at Georgetown University (Washington, DC / USA), the Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy at Duke University (North Carolina / USA), the School of Public Policy & Management at Tsinghua University (Beijing / China), the Graduate School of Public Policy at the University of Tokyo (Japan), and the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (Singapore).

Detailed information about the programme and the admission process, as well as the application form, are available at www.hertie-school. org. You may also contact the MPP-Team at mpp@hertie-school. org.

The Hertie School of Governance is a project of the Hertie Foundation.

Hertie School of Governance â€“ Call for Applications 2010
www.hertie-school.org

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CfP: ISTF Yale Chapter Annual Conference January 27-29, 2011

CALL FOR PAPERS

Communities, Commodities, and Carbon: Innovations in Tropical Forest Management

Annual conference, January 27-29, 2011
International Society of Tropical Foresters, Yale Student Chapter

Despite sustained efforts to combat global deforestation, tropical forest management that provides for human livelihoods and conservation remains an elusive goal. Creative problem solving and knowledge-sharing are key to finding lasting solutions to this intractable problem. Recent innovations are providing new approaches in community engagement, market-based strategies for reducing agricultural encroachment, and carbon-based climate change mitigation schemes.

On January 27-29, the Yale Chapter of the International Society of Tropical Foresters will bring together practitioners and researchers from government, academia, and environmental and development organizations to explore innovations in tropical forest conservation and management.

We are seeking presenters to share experiences and engage in discussions driven by questions such as:

- What are new ideas in community-based forestry? What is the role of communities in climate change mitigation, and what will the effect of carbon projects on rural and peri-urban communities be?

- How can engagement with the supply chains of agricultural commodities (e.g. with roundtables) reduce deforestation? Where have these approaches shown tangible results, and where have they failed? What novel strategies are in the pipeline?

- What are the major obstacles in assuring REDD+ project permanence? How are global drivers of deforestation (e.g. timber markets) contributing to international leakage? What are the latest innovations in remote-sensing technologies, and what new methods are being devised for more reliable ground-truthing?

To apply: We encourage abstracts based on primary research, as well as personal or institutional experience. Selected participants will present full papers either orally or in a poster session at the conference.

Abstracts should be a maximum of 500 words and contain the following information:

1. Name(s) of the author(s)
2. Title and abstract of the paper to be presented
3. Institution( s) or organization( s) of author(s)' affiliation(s)
4. Address, telephone, fax and e-mail of the corresponding author
5. Type of presentation: Full paper and presentation, poster, or either.

Please send abstracts by November 5, 2010 to: yaleistf@gmail. com
Invited speakers will have the option of submitting conference proceedings for publication in the Journal of Sustainable Forestry.

Who we are: The Yale Chapter of the International Society of Tropical Foresters participates in a range of social, educational, and professional activities that promote the sharing of experiences and knowledge related to resource management in tropical countries. Each year, ISTF organizes a two-day conference at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies in New Haven, Connecticut to discuss emerging topics in the tropics. For more information please visit
http://www.yale.edu/istf
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CfA. International Winter School on Federalism and Governance, Innsbruck (Tyrol, Austria)

Dear Sir/Madam,

The Institute for Studies on Federalism and Regionalism of the European Academy Bozen/Bolzano (EURAC), the Faculty of Law and the School of Political Science and Sociology of the University of Innsbruck are organizing the International Winter School on Federalism and Governance.

After the success of the first edition earlier this year, the second edition of the international Winter School will take place from 31 January - 11 February 2011 and will focus on Cross-border Cooperation.

The first week, 31 January to 4 February 2011, will be held in Innsbruck (Tyrol, Austria) and the second week, 7 to 11 February 2011, will be in Bolzano/Bozen (South Tyrol, Italy).

The Winter School is intended for all those interested in cross-border cooperation – doctoral, post- and undergraduate students; academics, officials, politicians, journalists, members of NGOs and interested citizens.

The deadline for applications is 31 October 2010.

For further information please visit www.eurac.edu/winterschool

The project is under the auspices of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe and has the support of the Austrian Federal Ministry of Science and Research (BMWF), the Stiftung Südtiroler Sparkasse/ Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Bolzano and The Euro-Regional Association for Comparative Public Law and European Union Law (AEDPCE).

Please be so kind to forward this information below to your contacts and networks who might be interested. Thank you very much!

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Anna Gamper

Prof. Dr. Francesco Palermo

Ao. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Günther Pallaver

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Research fellowship for Indonesian - Harvard Kennedy School

Harvard Kennedy School Indonesia Program
Call for Indonesia Research Fellows for January-June 2011
The Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) Indonesia Program invites Indonesian researchers, academics, and practitioners to apply for Indonesia Research Fellowships for the period January 15 to June 15, 2011 in order to pursue independent research projects at the Rajawali Foundation Institute for Asia, which is part of the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation of the Harvard Kennedy School. Successful applicants will join a lively community of researchers working on Asia-related issues.

Appointments will run from January 15 to June 15, 2011.
With instructor approval, Research Fellows may “audit” classes at the Harvard Kennedy School or other Harvard schools.

Research Fellows will receive a certificate upon completion, but no degrees will be conferred.
Indonesian Research Fellows will receive shared office space within the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation.

Fellows will have access to the library system of Harvard University.
For Indonesian Research Fellows, HKS will provide or pay for appropriate housing, health insurance, and a modest living stipend. HKS will not provide international transportation or pay for pre-departure costs. (If accepted, research fellows are encouraged to seek financial support from their employers or other sponsors for these items.)

Criteria and Expectations
Fellows must be fluent in both written and spoken English. All fellows will be expected to participate in research seminars, produce a ten-page written paper summarizing their research, and to make at least two presentations (one in the Cambridge area and at least one in Indonesia) about their research.

Indonesian Research Fellowships are open to candidates from government, academia, and independent research communities. Preference will be given to candidates whose proposed area of research is linked to the Research Priorities of the HKS Indonesia Program.

Application and Deadlines
Candidates are encouraged to apply by October 29, 2010 for the Indonesian Research Fellowships to begin in January 2011. (Deadlines for Indonesian Research Fellowships for the period August to December 2011 will be announced later, so please check www.ash.harvard. edu/indonesia for updated information. )

To apply, please prepare the following materials:

Cover page with name, contact information, and affiliation
Resume or Curriculum Vitae, including any publishing history
Letter from supervisor or host institution providing a strong rationale of why this candidate should be chosen and how she/he will contribute to accelerating reform in Indonesia.
Proposal describing research or project to be conducted during this Research Fellowship:

Main policy questions to be examined
Value to Indonesia
Relevant literature and data
Research methodology to be used
Results to be achieved
Relationship of this proposed Research Fellowship to any previous or future research, including any internationally- published research
Contribution to HKSIP. See Research Priorities and Indonesia.
Please send the application materials via email to hks_indonesia@ hks.harvard. edu with a copy to Elizabeth_Osborn@ harvard.edu.

* * * * *

Who we are. As the world’s largest majority Muslim country, Indonesia is an important model for positive institutional change. Started in 2010 with the generous support of the Rajawali Foundation, the Harvard Kennedy School Indonesia Program promotes better public policy analysis of Indonesia by bringing more Indonesians to the Harvard Kennedy School, by designing and implementing executive education (short courses) in Indonesia and in Cambridge, and by sponsoring faculty research on key public policy topics. More information about the HKS Indonesia program is available at www.ash.harvard. edu/indonesia, and questions may be sent to hks_indonesia@ hks.harvard. edu. Terima kasih!

The link:

http://www.ash.harvard.edu/ash/Home/Students-Education/Fellowships/Indonesia-Research-Fellows

Launched in 2010 with a $10.5 million gift from the Rajawali Foundation, the Harvard Kennedy School Indonesia Program promotes research, education, and capacity building in support of democratic governance and institutional development in Indonesia. As the world’s largest majority Muslim democracy, Indonesia continues to be an important model for positive institutional change. Formerly an authoritarian regime, Indonesia recently celebrated its 10th anniversary as a multiparty democracy.

Events

September 14, 2010, Jakarta, Indonesia: Dean Ellwood visited Indonesia in September as part of his Harvard Kennedy School tour of Asian countries. He delivered the public address, "Creating Jobs, Reducing Poverty, and Improving the Welfare of the People: Acting in Time on Hard Problems," at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta. Present at this lecture were both Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Vice President Boediono along with the full Indonesian Cabinet, heads of various state agencies and commissions, and representatives from business and academic communities. Dean Ellwood also met Harvard alumni and representatives from Indonesian universities.

October 12, 2010, Cambridge, MA: Join us for the public lecture, "Hot Topics from Indonesia: The World's Most Pressing Issues from the Perspective of the World's Largest Majority-Muslim Democracy." Learn more»

Student Research Grants
The HKS Indonesia Program offers student research grants to Harvard University students to support independent research or other forms of study conducted in Indonesia. Learn more»

Indonesian Research Fellows
The HKS Indonesia Program invites high-caliber Indonesian researchers, academics, and practitioners to apply for Indonesia Research Fellowships for the period January 15 to June 15, 2011 in order to pursue independent research projects in residence at HKS. The opportunity will be open to candidates from government, academia, and independent researcher communities. Preference will be given to candidates whose proposed area of research is linked to the Research Priorities of the HKS Indonesia Program. Applications will require a proposal describing research or project to be conducted, including the main policy questions to be examined, the value to Indonesia, the relevant literature and data, the research methodology to be used, the results to be achieved, the relationship of this proposed Research Fellowship to any previous or future research. Learn more»

Research
The HKS Indonesia Program develops research projects on key policy challenges facing the country. Building upon the Ash Center’s intellectual capital—with faculty who conduct cutting-edge research on democracy, governance, and development—the HKS Indonesia Program explores both how Indonesia can serve as a model to other democratizing countries and how its political and economic institutions can be reformed to ensure that its fledgling democracy endures and thrives. The Program works closely with Indonesian scholars, policymakers, and business leaders to strengthen policy education and research in Indonesia and link Indonesia to regional and global knowledge networks. Its conferences facilitate the dissemination of research results.
The recently published paper From Reformasi to Institutional Transformation: A Strategic Assessment of Indonesia's Prospects for Growth, Equity, and Democratic Governance was translated by Kompas Publishing Group and sold at Gramedia bookstores in Indonesia under the title Indonesia Menentukan Nasib. The report argues that Indonesia must engage in a thorough process of institutional transformation if it is to shed the legacy of Guided Democracy and the New Order and compete in the new globalized economy.

Executive Education
The HKS Indonesia Program develops custom executive education programs for senior Indonesian policymakers and leaders that are delivered at Harvard Kennedy School and in Indonesia. These programs may include visits to U.S. cities other than Cambridge to provide participants with opportunities to expand their professional networks and to visit sites of successful government innovations.

The link:
http://www.ash.harvard.edu/ash/Home/Programs/Institute-for-Asia/Indonesia

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Oct 16, 2010

USA: Visionary Woman Scholarship at Moore College of Art & Design

Moore College of Art & Design will be participating in your CIS/EducationUSA College Fair in Prague November, see http://www.studujvamerice.cz/ for more information.

Our Visionary Woman Scholarship is our most prestigious award, and we are encouraging international teachers to nominate students. More information and the nomination letter is available on our website http://www.moore.edu/uploads/media/pdf/VWA_letter_Nomination_2011.pdf .

Our college website is www.moore.edu Please let me know if you have any further questions. I look forward to meeting you soon!

Ms. Heeseung Lee
Director of Admissions & Enrollment Management
*Moore College of Art & Design*
20th Street and The Parkway
Philadelphia, PA 19103 USA
215-965-4017 (Phone)
800-523-2025 (Toll free in U.S.)
215-568-3547 (Fax)
hlee@moore. edu
www.moore.edu

*Apply to Moore's BFA program: *

www.moore.edu/site/admissions/bfa_admissions/apply_now * *

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Oct 15, 2010

HMC PROJECTS IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE OPPORTUNITY FOR TEACHERS TO SPEND A YEAR IN THE U.K. AS ASSISTANT TEACHERS DURING THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2011-2012

Applications are invited from teachers or university students training to be teachers who are nearing the end of their course to spend one year in a British Independent School as Assistant Teachers.

Aims: To provide teachers with the opportunity to gain experience of the British educational system, to understand something of the British way of life and to gain a greater command of English.

Recruitment: Teachers of the following subjects are most easily placed: Mathematics, Sciences, Information Technology, Design and Technology, Art, Music, Physical Education and Sport, Junior Classes. There are occasionally vacancies for teachers of French, German, Spanish or History and Geography, and possibly for teachers of English, who generally assist with teaching the language to students from overseas, but these teachers should normally offer at least one other subject.
Most vacancies are for secondary teachers (pupils aged 11-18) but some vacancies do exist also for teaching younger pupils (aged 7-13) and occasionally for kindergarten).

Essential Qualities

* having a good knowledge of English: ability to communicate easily but total fluency is not essential if you are willing to learn quickly
* competent in subject area(s)
* willing to gain experience in a residential situation
* friendly and outgoing attitude
* adaptable in unfamiliar situations
* able to integrate easily and work in a team
* confident and independent
* hardworking, willing and highly motivated
* ready to supervise sports and contribute to extra-curricular activities (expertise in a sport, music, drama or other activity would be welcome but not essential)
* having a commitment to share the experience with others on returning home.

Accommodation: This is generally provided by the host school, usually in boarding houses where the teacher will act as a resident tutor for boarding children.

Food: Will normally be provided during term-time and usually involves eating with other resident tutors and school boarders.

Dependants: The allowance and accommodation are not sufficient for dependants. Applicants must be prepared to go alone, although short visits from dependants, partners or spouses during the holidays may be possible after negotiation with the school.

Remuneration: Teachers will not receive a full teacher's salary but will be paid not less than ?177.90 per week throughout the year, from which a small sum may be deducted by the school for accommodation and meals taken in school. Teachers will also have to pay a small contribution to
National Insurance, for access to free treatment under the National Health Service for all medical needs except dental treatment, which is not covered.

Travel Expenses: selected candidates cover their own travel expenses to and from the UK.

Fees: Teachers whose applications are successful and who take up places in British schools will be asked to contribute ?750 to cover a part of the costs incurred directly for their benefit. This amounts only to about ?15 per week. We do not require the total sum in advance but
accept the payment in two parts, the first ?375 being due by 1 December, 2010 and another ?375 by 1 March, 2011. Money does not have to be transferred to the UK in advance, as teachers can wait until they have been paid by their schools.

This salary should leave you with enough money for your own use after the costs of accommodation and food have been met. This should be sufficient for you to join friends when they go out to go to the theatre or a football match, to buy clothes in the sales and to travel to interesting places in the country. Our aim is for you to be able to make the best use of your time in Britain, although you may find many items expensive.

Applications should include a full curriculum vitae (including postal address and e-mail address), a covering letter indicating the reasons for applying and any special interests, talents or hobbies, and a photocopy of your degree certificate. Applicants should also include
letters of recommendation from two referees.

Interviews will be arranged by the coordinator in each country. These will probably take place during the period end of January to early March 2011. Applicants will normally be informed if they have been successful during the period mid-April to end-May.

Orientation Course: Successful candidates will be invited to attend an orientation course at Fitzwilliam College in Cambridge from 2-5 September 2011 for all teachers and scholars from Central and Eastern Europe. They should travel to the UK on 2 September unless they are
required to join their schools before then in the event of an earlier start to the school year.

Please return your complete application by *December 17, 2010* to: Nadace Open Society Fund , Zdenka Almerová, Seifertova 47, 130 00 Praha 3, "teachers"

http://www.osf.cz/cz/programove-oblasti/stipendia/stipendia-pro-studenty-a-absolventy-pedagogickych-fakult

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Many scholars and students from Armenia have already applied to programmes spread by Radu. We all wish him continuity in his useful and productive work. Thanks.

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